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So much for the precept that “no one is above the law”
So often we hear public officials say that no one is above the law and yet the indictment of our former President seems to say otherwise. On CBS news this morning, Senator Marco Rubio argued that the indictment will just further divide our country and that the former President’s willful actions that actually broke several…
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Being an author is hard work!
In September of 2021, after a few weeks of arguing with my book publisher that they should have submitted my book “Happiness is a Cool Reactor” to the Library of Congress (LOC), I decided to do it myself. In my letter I apologized for not submitting my book to them within the required three months…
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Russia’s war shows the need to balance national security and environmental protection
The Russian invasion of Ukraine makes one wonder if another world war is possible. For most, including myself, it was the furthest thing from one’s mind. That’s why I had somewhat supported the environmentalist’s call to stop building so many pipelines that threaten sensitive ecosystems in our country. However, when you look back at history…
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Banning idiots not guns doesn’t work
I have a cup holder that says “Ban idiots, not guns”, which for a long time was my thoughts as well. I have long supported the second amendment and believe a person should be allowed to own a gun if he or she wants to. I also believe that it isn’t the gun but the…
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Another anniversary of the TMI nuclear power plant accident
March 28, 2023, marks the 44th anniversary of the worst commercial nuclear power plant accident in the history of the United States. The accident had involved a partial meltdown of the nuclear core at Metropolitan Edison’s Three Mile Island Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant located on an island in the Susquehanna River just southeast of…
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Protesting is okay except when you dishonor America
I don’t like to get on my soapbox, but sometimes things just bother me so much that I have to say something about it. In this case, I heard a news announcer yesterday make the statement that Colin Kaepernick couldn’t get a job in the NFL after he protested racial injustice, and of course they…
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Why do people still have an irrational fear of radiation?
In February 1896, Henri Becquerel working in a lab in France made a consequential discovery – it was radioactivity – an unknown (up until that time) physical event taking place in nature. The term radioactivity was actually coined by Marie Curie who was able to repeat Becquerel’s findings in her own lab. It was soon…
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Now more than ever, are you prepared to die?
When I was younger, I never thought about what would happen if I were to die. Back then, except possibly when my submarine was at test depth and the steel girders around me kept grinding as if they were going to break, did I worry that others would be affected should I die. Now, going…
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Reflecting on the Greatness of America
All my life I’ve had a fascination and a love of history. Countless times I’ve seen something that triggers the thought of how things could have been different except for a key decision or event; like what if that huge meteor hadn’t struck Chicxalub 65 million years ago, or what if the Europeans hadn’t risked…